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Ms. DiLapi from Flushing, NY is requesting sports & exercise equipment through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Future BOWLERS at MELS!

My students need a class set of bowling pins and bowling balls! This equipment will be immediately used to teach a bowling education unit with interdisciplinary connections to math class.

  • $1,662 goal

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My Students

My students LOVE PE class! At our school, I work hard to provide students with a variety of sport activities that can introduce them to something new, and keep them physically fit.

Our students come from a variety of neighborhoods and backgrounds and love learning new games and activities.

Our school is one of the most diverse schools in all of Queens, NY. Being that we are so diverse, I want to provide them with as many opportunities as possible to showcase their skills, while inspiring them to learn new sport activities.

Teaching lifelong leisure activities is my goal because I want my students to take what they learn from PE class and use it later in life. In college and beyond, I hope they can take tidbits of information from volleyball or badminton, or BOWLING, so that they can participate with friends and family with physical literacy.

My Project

Having bowling equipment for my PE program will take physical education at MELS to the next level. Our school curriculum is designed with interdisciplinary learning in mind, so students will be able to use their math and reasoning skills to keep score, while using their physical skills to improve their game. Bowling is not only a great lifetime leisure sport, but it's a social sport. When kids learn how to bowl in school, it opens up a world of possibility and knowledge for them later in life (bowling leagues, HS bowling teams, and family events). They will be able to enjoy these opportunities with confidence, knowing that they learned the skills, knowledge, and strategy in school.

Ultimately, I will culminate this unit with a grade-wide trip to a bowling alley, where students can show off their new and improved skills in a real world, authentic setting, which in my opinion, is physical education at it's best!

Ms. DiLapi Metropolitan Exped Learning School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Flushing, NY View local requests

More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

70 students impacted 25donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Weighted Bowling Pin Set • Nasco $78.95 8 $631.60
MAC-T Vinyl Rubber Bowling Balls - Set of 3 • Nasco $85.95 4 $343.80
Bowling Cart • Nasco $263.95 1 $263.95

Materials cost

$1,239.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $123.94

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,411.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$249.16

Total project goal

$1,661.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,661.04

21 Donors

-$1,484.34

Donations toward project cost

-$1,308.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$176.16

match offer

-$122.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$103.70

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$54.70

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 $0.00

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